1992 Toyota Previa Brakes Problems

“On 7/15/2001 I drove my wife's Previa and noticed that it seemed to have an unusual amount of drag while gliding while in drive as if the brakes were somehow on, although neither the main brakes nor the parking brake were on. One day later, my Toyota dealer tells me that it was a sticking parking brake and that it would cost $490 (!!) to fix. A few calls to other mi Toyota dealerships confirmed that it's not an unusual problem at all. …”

“A day or two after transporting a full load (six passengers plus driver, no luggage) and passing over a small bump on the access to a bridge on a main road (pr-2) the brake fluid started coming out the center metal brake lines that are attached to the rear differential of the vehicle. I took the vehicle,driving very slowly, stopping to add brake fluid' to a brake shop where a temporary repair was done. New brake lines were ordered from the us, as they were not available locally.”

“Driving at approximately 55 MPH the vehicle will suddenly begin to slow down, will come to a complete stop, without pressing the brakes. Consumer tries to push the gas pedal to accelerate, causing the brakes to burn , intermittent problem.”